Cindy Novoa

Cindy Magalí Novoa Díaz (born 10 August 1995) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a centre back for Club Universitario de Deportes and the Peru women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Novoa and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Cindy Novoa
Novoa representing Peru at the 2014 Copa América Femenina
Personal information
Full name Cindy Magalí Novoa Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995[1][2]
Place of birth Amazonas, Peru[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back, midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sport Girls
Universitario
2014 Deportivo Talleres
Universitario
National team‡
2013–2014[5] Peru U-20 ? (0)
2014– Peru 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2019

Early life
Novoa disputes the ball with Ecuador's Carina Caicedo during the 2014 Copa América Femenina.

Novoa was raised in Achamal, Amazonas.[6][7]

International career

Novoa represented Peru at the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship.[4] At senior level, she played the 2014 Copa América Femenina and the 2019 Pan American Games.

References
  1. Cindy Novoa – Ecuadorian Football Federation player profile
  2. Cindy Novoa at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "Lista de buena Fe" (PDF). Conmebol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "Perú" (PDF). Conmebol (in Spanish). 30 December 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. Combe, Eduardo (26 July 2019). "Selección Peruana Femenina: ¿En qué selecciones menores jugaron las convocadas para Lima 2019?". Depor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. Quilca León, Marco (26 October 2019). "Alianza vs. Universitario: Conoce la historia de Cindy Novoa, una de las abanderadas de la lucha del fútbol femenino en el Perú". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. Closa, Andrea (29 April 2019). "Cindy Novoa, la volante de la Selección Peruana a la que de niña le prohibían jugar fútbol por ser mujer". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.


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